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Ministry of Digital Development and Information
Parliament

MDDI's Response to PQ on Protocol to Ensure Government Data is Updated in Timely Manner at data.gov.sg Portal

6 May 2026

Parliament Sitting on 6 May 2026
Question for Oral Answer

*34. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information whether there is any protocol for Government agencies to ensure that Government data is updated in a timely manner at the data.gov.sg portal after such data are officially released on either SingStat or agencies’ own websites.

Answer

Agencies are required to share data that is assessed to be suitable and useful for disclosure to the public as soon as practicable, through platforms such as data.gov.sg (DGS), OneMap, or their own websites.

Today, there are almost 5,000 datasets from across agencies shared on DGS, some of which are automatically updated via application programming interface (or API) connections.

The DGS team is taking steps to enhance the timely sharing and updating of datasets. These include expanding and improving API integrations with agencies and tracking high-demand datasets which could be prioritised for such integrations.

*Converted to written answer

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